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Multileader makeover from old Red Delicious orchards

October 4, 2018
Good vineyard sites in Virginia need good relative elevation and well drained soils, such as Brown Bear Vineyards in Woodstock, VA in the foothills of the Blue Mountains. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Virginia is for wine lovers

September 25, 2018
The nozzles on a Quantum Mist sprayer can tilt and move into the exact position you want, but since they can move, it's important to check regularly that they are tightened down in the desired position, said WSU's Gwen Hoheisel. (Good Fruit Grower/Shannon Dininny)

Vineyard sprayers: Applying knowledge

August 23, 2018

A high-tech ball for berries

August 22, 2018
With some of the first cherries to ripen in the Othello area, grower Rich Callahan is used to getting hit hard by birds, so he decided to try out a new technology known as Sonic Nets this year that promises to use constant noise pollution instead of startle sounds to keep birds out of the orchard. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Battling birds with lights, sounds — Video

August 6, 2018
The Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center on 180 acre in Biglerville, Pennsylvania is the current home of the research efforts to serve the region's tree fruit growers that started in 1918. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Making history in the growing at Penn State

July 16, 2018

Taking on trellis with peach trees

July 11, 2018
Paradisos del Sol owner Paul Vandenberg poses inside his V-trellised Chenin Blanc, which has not been sprayed in five years. (Kate Prengaman/Good Fruit Grower)

Divide to conquer pests?

June 21, 2018

Northern exposure

June 20, 2018

Some promising cherry variety picks

June 19, 2018